
Vampyres(1974)
A duo of bisexual female vampires prey on passing motorists, whom they seduce and murder in the English countryside.


“...pray for daylight.”
A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.

Adrian Pasdar
Caleb Colton

Jenny Wright
Mae

Lance Henriksen
Jesse Hooker

Bill Paxton
Severen

Jenette Goldstein
Diamondback

Tim Thomerson
Loy Colton

Joshua John Miller
Homer
Marcie Leeds
Sarah Colton

Kenny Call
Deputy Sheriff
Edward Corbett
Ticket Seller
Near Dark is a horror film released in 1987 exploring themes of farm, small town, vampire, motel, sunlight, victim. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, it stars Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen. A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
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